Cultivator



Feb. 3, 1925-.

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AppliBstion nee July as,

To all whom it cone/ cm Be it known that ll, lVILLIAM C."Poncnow, a citizen of the United States; resid ing at New England, in the county of Hettinger and State of North Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cultivators, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cultivators, the general object of the invention being to provide the frame of the cultivator with front and rear wheels so that it can be pulled with the minimum amount of power and also to so arrange the parts'thatit can be handled and steered very easily.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for steering the device through foot pedals and to raise and lower the gangs by means of hand levers.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describingmy invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is aplan view of the device. Figure 2 is-a side view Figure 3 is a front view.

Figure 4 is a rear view.

Figure 5 is a sectional view'showing the manner of connecting the spindle with the frame In these views 1 indicates a frame of the device which includes the axle members 2 which have depending parts 3 to which the spind es 4 are ivoted, these spindles carrying the whee s 5. Each spindle is providediwith an arm 6 and the arms of the front spindles re connected together by the connecting rod 8 while the rear spindles are connected together by the connecting rod 9. lever '10 is connected with the rear rod 9 and this lever is so locatedthat it can be easily manipulated by a person sitting in the seat 11 so as to shift the rear wheels as desired. A yokeshaped frame 12 is frame and its rear end is pivoted to the connecting rod 8. Beds 18 connect the yoke type.

ivoted to the front of the main the horses and to actuate the lever.

was. Serial in. 653,752.

frame with-the foot pedals which are arranged adjacent the drivers seat so that thefront wheels can be adjusted by iuanipulating the edalsl with the feet. The draw bar 15 is pivoted to the main frame and passes through a slot 16 in the front end of the main frame so that the draw'bar Will haveside layto make turning of the device easy. Tie gangs 17 are fastened to the beams 18 which have their forwardly extending ends connected with the axle part 2 at the front of the main frame, the connection being such that the beams can be raised and lowered. Each pair of gangs are connected together at the rear by the bar 19. A shaft 20 is rotatably mounted in the frame and consists of two sections,- each of which is provided with a socketed arm 21 which is connected-with the front w end of a gang by the spring 22. ,Where the'gangs are arranged in pairs two of such arms are placed on a section. ,A second sectional shaft 23 1s gournaled 1a the frame and each section of this shaft 23 carries 59 a pair of socketed arms 24 which are connected by the springs 25 with the gangs. Each section of this latter shaft is adapted to be actuated bye-a hand lever 26 and each section of this shai t is connected with the gangs can be regulated independently of the other ,pair. It will of course be understood that the cultivator can be constructed with any number of gangs to make it cultivate one, two or three rows. The machine shown in the drawing will cultivate two rows asthe gangs are arranged in pairs, one air foreach row. The gang"; may be provlded with any desired number of shovels and the shovels may be of any suitable By providing the frame with .four wheels makes the device of very light draft and icy-pivoting the spindles to the frame pennitsgxthe device-to'be easily turned at the ends of the rows. By arranging the wheels and their connecting -=means as shown the rear wheels will holdithe front wheelsin their adjusted position .and by providing pedals for steering the device the operator has both hands free to drive The device can be handled and steered so easily llO that any child old enough to drive a team canoperate it,

litis thought "from the foregoing descrip- .tion-that theadvantages and novel features or my invention will be readily apparent.

' 1 desire it to be understood that I ma make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

'1. A Wheeled frame including front and rear axle parts, a spindle pivoted to each end of each axle part, a wheel carried by each spindle, a rod connecting the front ,pair of spindles together, a rod connecting the rear pair of spindles together, a yoke 'member pivoted to the frame and to the menses connects the rear pair of spindles together.

2. A Wheeled frame including front and rear axle parts, each part having depend mg ends, a spindle pivoted to each end,

a front rod connecting the front pair of spindles together; a foot lever, means for connecting the same with the front rod to shift the same to more the front spindles, a rear rod connecting the rear pair of spindles together, a hand lever connected with said rod and wheels carried by the spindles.

In tQStlIIIOIIy whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLlAltll C. POLCHOW. 

